Winemaker Notes
Blend: 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot, 4% Merlot
Professional Ratings
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Vinous
The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon has a dash of 15% Syrah from Peñalolén, Maipo Alto, and was aged for 8 months in 1/3 new barrels. Garnet-red in hue. The balsamic, redcurrant-inflected nose offers hints of cherry over a bed of cigar box. The liqueur-like palate is heated up by the alcohol from the warm year while the finely grained tannins and juicy feel make for a long lasting, fruity finish.
A noble variety bestowed with both power and concentration, Cabernet Sauvignon enjoys success all over the globe, its best examples showing potential to age beautifully for decades. Cabernet Sauvignon flourishes in Bordeaux's Medoc where it is often blended with Merlot and smaller amounts of some combination of Cabernet Franc, Malbecand Petit Verdot. In the Napa Valley, ‘Cab’ is responsible for some of the world’s most prestigious, age-worthy and sought-after “cult” wines. Somm Secret—DNA profiling in 1997 revealed that Cabernet Sauvignon was born from a spontaneous crossing of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc in 17th century southwest France.
The Maipo Valley is Chile’s most famous wine region. Set in the country’s Central Valley, it is warm and quite dry, often necessitating the use of irrigation. Alluvial soils predominate but are supplemented with loam and clay.
The climate in Maipo is best-suited for ripe, full-bodied reds like Cabernet Sauvignon (the region’s most widely planted grape), Merlot, Syrah and Carmenère, a Bordeaux variety that has found a successful home in Chile.
White wines are also produced with great prosperity, especially near the cooler coast, include Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.